Education Legislation
Laws governing educational institutions, curriculum standards, student finance, higher education, and educational quality assessment.
The Education (Information About Individual Pupils) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
These Regulations amend the Education (Information About Individual Pupils) (England) Regulations 2013 to expand the scope of data that schools in England must provide to the Secretary of State.
The document directs maintained schools, Academy schools, pupil referral units, and non-maintained special schools to collect and report new information regarding pupils in kinship care, eligibility details for free school meals, and daily attendance records for free breakfast clubs.
Furthermore, it mandates the reporting of "managed moves"—where a pupil transfers institutions by agreement to avoid exclusion—and detailed tracking of the exclusion process, including cancellations and reinstatement decisions by governing bodies or review panels.
The Department for Education makes this Order, effective June 12, 2026, to address the endowment funds associated with the former teacher's house at Shaw Church of England Primary School in Wiltshire, whose premises are no longer used for that specific religious education purpose; it appoints the Salisbury Diocesan Board of Education as the trustee for the net sale proceeds (£55,260 plus income) and mandates that these assets be consolidated with the Diocese of Salisbury Consolidated Educational Endowments, to be administered under the Uniform Statutory Trusts benefiting relevant Church of England schools within the Diocese.
The Power to Award Degrees etc. (Academy of Live Technology Ltd) Order 2026
This Statutory Instrument, The Power to Award Degrees etc. (Academy of Live Technology Ltd) Order 2026, formally authorizes the private education provider Academy of Live Technology Ltd to grant its own taught awards, up to and including master's level, in specific subjects including engineering, computing, business, media, and arts.
Made by the Office for Students under the Higher Education and Research Act 2017, this authorization takes effect on July 1, 2026, and is granted for a fixed term, expiring on June 30, 2030, applying only to students enrolled upon completing their course of study.
The Education (Educational Provision for Improving Behaviour) (Application to Academies and Pupil Referral Units and Minor Amendments) Regulations 2026
These Regulations, legally enacted in May 2026 and commencing in July 2026, extend the powers outlined in Section 29A of the Education Act 2002, which govern educational provision aimed at improving pupil behaviour, to cover Academy schools and Pupil Referral Units across England, while also making several minor legislative corrections to related educational and health/social care continuity regulations, specifically updating obsolete terminology related to special educational needs.
These 2026 Regulations, made by the Secretary of State, set the commencement dates for specific provisions within the Skills and Post-16 Education Act 2022, primarily bringing Section 15 (support for lifelong learning) into force the day after the Regulations are made, and implementing Section 16 (amendments to the Higher Education and Research Act 2017) immediately for regulation-making purposes, with its general commencement delayed until September 1, 2026.
The Goods Vehicles (Testing, Drivers’ Hours and Tachographs etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
The Veterans (Compensation and Preferential Treatment) Act 2017 provides a legislative basis for affording compensation and preferential treatment to qualifying members of the armed forces, establishing rights related to pensions, awards for injury or disease due to service, and preferential access to certain public services, solidifying the state's commitment to those who have served.
These Regulations amend the existing Employee Study and Training (Procedural Requirements) Regulations 2010 by increasing the statutory time limit for an employee to present a complaint to an Employment Tribunal regarding an employer’s failure, or threat to fail, to allow accompaniment during a meeting about study or training, extending this period from three months to six months, with the change applying only to failures occurring on or after October 1st, 2026.
The Warwickshire County Council (Adult Education Functions) Regulations 2026
These Regulations formally transfer specific adult education functions, originally held by the Secretary of State under the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009, to Warwickshire County Council concerning its local area, with effect from April 22, 2026, primarily for academic years starting after August 1, 2026, while explicitly excluding functions related to apprenticeship training and services for adults in detention, and subject the Council's new responsibilities to ongoing directions and guidance from the Secretary of State.